Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1985, 216 pages. Dustjacket spine faded, minor wear to spine extremities, otherwise good secondhand condition.

The Heidelberg School was the name given to a circle of 19th century Australian artists, led by Tom Roberts, whose figure paintings expressed deeply rooted human fears, wishes, and preoccupations. This comprehensive overview examines the art in a social and cultural context and reveals how the paintings helped to develop the rural mythology extant in Australia at the time.